ST ANDREWS BELLRINGERS:

Wednesday Practice 5-7 pm.

Sunday Ringing 8:30-9:25 am.

If you wish to attend practice, please call Margaret beforehand (0406 756 007).

We ring every Sunday morning between the two church services, approximately 8:40am to 9:30am.

Most Sunday mornings, we ring a special performance known as a quarter peal, and you can find details of performances on the Ringing World BellBoard.

We are also available to ring at weddings (fee charged), and if anybody has a special reason, for example, a wedding, an anniversary or a significant event/ birthday.

Everybody is welcome to come and learn to ring the bells and serve the Parish in this activity of sounding out the good news of the Church. So come and see what a great activity it is to add to St Andrews' rich musical tradition.

If you are interested in learning more about the bells at St. Andrew’s, or how you might become a Bellringer yourself, contact Robert Weatherby, Ringing Master, on 0410680285.

Alternatively, you can call Margaret Weatherby on 0406756007.

Installation of the Bells.

Six bells were installed in 2002, which came from St Mary and St Nicholas Church in Wilton, Wiltshire, UK, being the current back 6 bells. Two new bells cast by Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 2003 were dedicated in 2004, making a ring of 8 bells tuned to the key of B flat. The back 6 bells were cast in 1831 and 1832 and now hang in their 3rd tower. The bells are rung full circle in the English change-ringing style.